take place

phrase

: happen, occur
The conference is scheduled to take place in June.
Fighting over a disputed section of the border is taking place in remote jungle …—James Brooke
What's clear amid the debate is that a remarkable revolution has taken place in the care and treatment of America's children.—LynNell Hancock et al.

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Most of the actual action in this finale takes place in those desperate minutes and hours in Silo 18, immediately after the explosions went off in the mines at the end of last week’s episode. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 The exchanges were limited, unlike the fiercer attacks that took place over a month ago, which experts say signals an unwillingness from both parties to return to full-scale fighting. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Parker is coming off a big win in a submission match against Nattie, which also took place on Heatwave. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Owing to constant construction noise, daily burials at the cemetery would no longer take place in silence. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take place

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of take place was in 1770

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“Take place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20place. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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